Resources: People & skills

More than 5,000 academic staff are employed in Glasgow’s five higher education institutions along with over 12,000 support staff.

Academic employment figures for Glasgow’s universities:

Full-time academic staff

Part-time academic staff

University of Glasgow

1,925

725

University of Strathclyde

1,130

190

Glasgow Caledonian University

605

115

Glasgow School of Art

65

90

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

45

220

Not only do Glasgow’s universities and colleges attract the best and brightest students they also attract world-class teachers, professors and researchers. The breadth and depth of academic excellence in Glasgow is truly staggering.

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